Bread and cake box.



J. L. LE MUNYON. BREADAND CAKE BOX. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1908.

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4 r4 7 6 6' 8 /Z 3 6 \9 5 g l l l l l l A IIIniIIIIIIIII- 219i in manJENNIE LYLE LE MUNYON, OF MANHATTAN, MONTANA.

BREAD AND CAKE BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed June 23, 1908. Serial No. 439,998.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JENNIE LYLE LE MUNYON, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Manhattan, in the county of Gallatin andState of Montana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bread andCake Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bread and cake boxes, and one of the principalobjects of the same is to provide a practically air tight box or casefor containing bread, cakes and other pastry.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a metal box or case forcontaining bread or cake, said box having a hinged lid provided with arubber gasket adapted to fit the upper edge of the body of the box toform an air tight joint between the cover and box.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bread and cake box made inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of thesame. Fig. 3 is an underside plan view of the cover.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular description of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates the body portion of the box orcasing, preferably made of tin, or other sheet metal, and having roundedends and a plain upper edge. Connected to the box 1 is a cover 2, saidcover being connected by hinges 3 to the box and provided on the edgeopposite the hinges 3 with suitable catches 4 made of spring sheet metaland adapted to engage the projections or keepers 5.

Underneath the cover 2 and fitted up,

against the downwardly projecting marginal flange 6 is a rubber gasket 7provided with a downwardly extending outer flange 8, and an inner flange9. Between the flanges 8 and 9 a groove 10 is provided, and the upperedge of the box body 1 fits into this groove and forms practically anair tight oint.

To hold the gasket 7 in place a strip of sheet metal 11 of suitablethickness is placed upon the inwardly extending flange 12 of the gasket,and is secured by means of rivets 13 extending through the sheet metalstrip 11 through the flange 12 of the gasket and through the top portionof the cover 2. The strip 11 may also be secured by solder to the cover2.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a bread and cake box made inaccordance with my invention is of simple construction; is practicallyair tight; can be manufactured at slight cost, and will effectuallyprevent bread or cake from becomin moldy, hard, and crusty.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A bread and cake box comprising a box body having a plain upper edge, acover hinged to the box and provided with catches to engage projectionson the box, a rubber gasket having downwardly extending flanges and anintermediate groove to engage the upper edge of the box body, and ametal strip riveted to the gasket and cover.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JENNIE LYLE LE MUNYON.

Witnesses:

RILEY LE MUNYON, N ETTIE HYINK.

